[g_patrick15]

According to BGR:

Just got a heads up that the T-Mobile BlackBerry 9700 might have been pushed back to a November 16th launch. Not confirmed, though. Pricing is confirmed, however, at $199 with a two-year agreement and $449 for full retail . On the Samsung side of things, we’ve heard the Samsung Behold II running Android will launch on November 18th with a $249 price tag (on a two-year agreement, of course).

5 days isn't too bad, if the rumored Nov. 11th date was correct, and $449 full retail is great! I was expecting at least $499+, I paid $400 full retail for my original Curve, so 449 isn't bad at all.

[moses2628]

The retail price doesn't hurt too much, take it I could sell my MyTouchg 3g for $125-150 and put that towards the cost of the phone.

[anfrey]

damn, $900 or $400 to replace both our phones... i might as well sign on for two years.

[GregGebhardt]

I heard that they were pushing the 9700 back so it would not interfere with a new sidekick! LOL